Industrials and Chemicals

We are Stibbe
Industrials and Chemicals specialists

“We assist our clients in all aspects of their legal requirements in respect of project development, operation and transaction issues.”

Industrials and Chemicals

The industrial sector is extremely diverse including mining, chemicals, agriculture and manufacturing. We assist clients with the myriad legal and business challenges they face.

We regularly act for large industrial and chemical companies on a wide variety of matters including M&A transactions, project development, operational issues, commercial contracting, and pipeline and transport issues.

In addition, we have proven expertise in advising our clients on registration queries and obligations under WEEE and waste directives, the application of the Environmental Liability Directive, complex litigation on REACH, CLP matters and client obligations for labelling and packaging of products containing certain substances.

In dealing with matters for our clients, we draw upon the expertise of specialists from all our practice areas.

Experience

Experience - Stibbe is advising the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy on a short-term bridging loan and guarantee facility provided to the leading Dutch maritime player Royal IHC and on the acquisition of Royal IHC.

Experience - Stibbe together with Shearman & Sterling advised the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) on the acquisition of a 10% interest in VTTI BV, the owner and operator of storage terminals in 14 countries, including amongst others the Netherlands and Belgium, with 60 million barrels of capacity. Vitol and the IFM Global Infrastructure Fund will both own a 45% interest in VTTI.

Experience - Stibbe has represented Vantage Deepwater Drilling Inc. and Vantage Deepwater Company (Vantage) in the enforcement of an arbitral award against Petrobras in the Netherlands. Stibbe worked on this matter in close cooperation with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan and Sidley Austin.

Experience - Stibbe together with Shearman & Sterling advised the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) on its newly established global nitrogen fertilizer business joint venture with OCI NV (to be held 42% and 58% respectively) with a combined annual revenue of USD 1.74 billion.

Experience - Stibbe advises Elementis, a UK listed global specialty chemicals company, on the acquisition of Mondo Minerals Holdings B.V. for an enterprise value of $600 million on a cash and debt free basis. The acquisition will be financed through a rights issue and new debt facilities.

Experience - Stibbe advised HKS Metals on the acquisition of Van Dalen Recycling.
HKS Metals is the largest metal recycling company in the Netherlands and part of TSR/Remondis. By combining the two companies, the total company consists of 13 branches, including one in Belgium and one in England.

Market recognition

Highly regarded firm representing both domestic and multinational companies in the regulatory and corporate aspects of energy projects, including acquisitions of shares in power plants and financing mandates. Strong offering in the renewables sector, with notable experience in offshore wind farms and in geothermal projects.

Short Reads - The outbreak of the Covid-19 crisis has been officially acknowledged as a pandemic and public health crisis. In response, the Belgian authorities have decided to proceed with the grant of temporary authorisations for certain biocidal product types.

Short Reads - The spread of the coronavirus may have some consequences that affect your ability to perform your obligations under your contracts, or your co-contractors’ ability to perform theirs. We provide some insight on a few pressing questions.

Short Reads - The outbreak of the corona virus is affecting economies worldwide. Many governments are taking measures to mitigate the spread of the corona virus. Increasingly, this is leading to supply bottlenecks, assembly line stoppages, etc. The table below provides a short checklist of the most common issues that may arise in your contract.

Articles - On 19 December 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled on the concept of 'biocidal product', as defined in article 3 of Regulation 528/2012 on the making available on the market and use of biocidal products, in a case on a cleaning product primarily used "to ensure the absence of mould". According to the CJEU, the concept of ‘biocidal product’ is to be interpreted broadly, hereby also broadening the scope of application of Regulation 528/2012.